Sunday has become my night to cook. The husband has asked for at least a day off from cooking and at last I’ve gotten into the rhythm of a Sunday night meal. It gives us an opportunity to get out of the same-old routine. It also helps that I started the South Beach Diet approximately 2 weeks ago, so I’m all about looking for menus that have no grains, breads, sugars, etc as part of the meal.

Last week it was white bean turkey chili. Really tasty though I overdid it with the cinnamon and cocoa powder (was surprised that the recipe called for both, but they contributed to the flavor in great ways.)

Leftovers lasted for the next couple of days at work, which as also nice.

Tonight it was a great vegetable frittata that turned out really well. Smooth plating, set really well. A great alternative to our usual quiche and very SBD friendly. Best part of it was watching Lily eat it with one hand, like it was a candy bar (mmmm….candy bar)

Anyway, started up on SB because I’ve had these nagging last few pounds to lose since the baby. And yes, the “baby” is a toddler. She’s two. I’ve resisted going on SB because I really love bread and I really really really love sweets. I think in February I overdid it, though. What with the Valentine’s Day candy and the sweets at the office becoming a norm and not a special treat; and discovering caramel syrup in my lattes… definitely overboard. So on one Thursday (Feb 24 to be exact), I decided to take the plunge. On Saturday I headed to SB-land. On the Friday in between I got the email from my sis that my delivery of Girl Scout Cookies were in the mail. Argh!

I haven’t had a cookie yet, though a box of Samoas await me in the freezer. I’ve watched the husband and the daughter make their way through a box of Tagalongs and Thin Mints. I salivate at the thought. But when the time is right I’ll have my cookie and eat it, too. For now, I have to be honest. I get true enjoyment from watching the toddler have a cookie. (or as she sometimes calles it “kee-coo”. can’t get those syllables right all the time).

BTW, in Phase 1 of SB I lost those last stubborn pounds and then some. On to Phase 2!